Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1904 — Page 4

iRf fw W'V -EMBARRASSING >W ’ SITUATION WHEN PACING unexpected financial demands you will find that we will be the ones to help you out . $5 $25 SSO SIOO * or any amount can be borrowed on your furniture, piano, horses and wagons, buggies, stocks and fixtures, etc., and leave the property in your possession. You Can Pay Back in weekly or monthly payments and we give a liberal discount if paid before due. All business inquiries strictly confidential. If you want money, write us and our agent will call on you. Send us your name, wife’s name, city, street and number, how much yon want, what to give for security and where you are working. If You Owe any other company and want to pay them off and get some more money besides, write us. < lull l I*ll J Room 3, Arcade, Upstairs. Home Phone 995 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. ESTABLISHED 1895. The Meat Strike a Benefit to Decatur My prices always have been legitimate and the lowest for first-class meat, but in order to give Decatur people cheaper meats I will sell meats hereafter and until further notice at excursion rates. Round steak, surloin and porterhouse 10c Other good steak 8c Roast meat 6 to 8c Boiling meat 4 to 5c Pork, sliced or chunk 8c Heavy bacon 7c Light breakfast bacon 10c Smoked ham -10 c Other choice meats in proportion. Everybody invited to call and get the benefit of these prices. DYONIS SCHMIDT THE OLD RELIABLE PLACE ■Will Money Help IF SO, call on or write to us We will loan you money in any I amount from 810 to SIOO, on household goods, pianos, organs, teams, fixtures, etc., without removal. Toucan have from one to twelve i months’time in which to pay it back, in small weekly or monthly payments as you prefer. $1.20 is the weekly payment "on a SSO loan 1 for fifty weeks; other amounts in the same proportion. If you need money fill out the following blank, cut it out and mail it to us. Our agent will be in Decatur every Tuesday to make loans and will call on you. Date Your Name Wife’s Name Street and Number City Amount Wanted Kind of Security you have Occupation All communications are held strictly confidential. Call on or address FORT WAYNE LOAN €O. Established 1896. , Fort Wayne, Ind.

B. E. LEW Roofing, Spouting and all kinds of Galvanized Iron Work. Located in Henry Schlegel building on First RNat.

insure Vour Property in the Decatur - Insurance Agency Gallogly & Haefling

Special Lew Excursion Rates Via the Glover Leaf Route Season 1904. Homeseekers to west and southwest. ! Ist and 3rd Tuesday in each month. Triennial Conclave Knights Templar, Sau Francisco, Cal., Sept. sth to 9th. Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 19th to 25th. Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World’s Fair) St. Louis, Mo., April 30th to Nov. 30th. Stop-over Privileges at St. Louis on all tickets to and from the west. Write for rates and particulars to GEO. H. ROSS, Geu’l Traffic Manager. Toledo, Ohio. T. L. Miller, Agt. J)R. P. L. FRITZ Dentist Office above Holthouse, Schulte & Co.’s clothing store. DECATUR. INDIANA. THE GREAT SOUTHWEST. MANY SEEKING HOMES WHERE LANDS ARE CHEAP AND CLIMATE IS MILD. Low Rates for Homeseekers and Colonists Twice a Month. Many farmers in the Northern and Eastern states are selling their high i priced landsand locating in the Southwest —in Missouri. Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Manv who have been unable to own their homes in the older country are buying land at the low prices prevailing in the new country — $5. $lO, sls per acre and up. These lands are mostly cut-over timber lands, some of them possessing a deep rich soil produciugcorn. wheat, oats,clover, cotton, fruit and vegetables. Well improved farms are scattered throughout this country. Many places with small clearings and some improvements can be bought very cheap. Our descriptive literature gives a fairly good idea of this country. It tells about the soil, crops, climate, people, schools, churches, water and health. It contains maps showing locations of counties, towns, railways and streams, and gives names and addresses of real estate dealers in the towns. Reduced rates for homeseekers and colonists are in effect first and third Tuesdavs of each month, bv way of St. Louis, Cairo or Memphis and" the Cotton Belt Route. Let us send you our literature and quote you rates. Address E. W. La Beau me, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. Cotton Belt Route, St. Louis, Mo. NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS. Water rental duplicates are now I made up and in the hands of the city treasurer. All parties using city water are requested to call and settle their accounts. Delinquencies must be attended to at once, as the water will be turned off at any | time and payments of such delin--1 quencies will be plac-d in hands for collection. W. E. Fulk, Snpt. Water I Works. 164d6 Going to the World's Fair? If so, send for complete guide to the I city of St. Louis and world’s fair i grounds, containing maps and full information about hotels, restaurants, theatres and all points of interests. \ Published only by the Clover Leaf Route, Toledo," Ohio, and sent free on receipt of six (6) cents postage. On the first and third 4 Tueaday of ■ every month the Erie railroad will i sell one way and ronud trip excur- ! son tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. , Further iufuriuutiuu, call upon [ Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos, T P. A., Marion Ohio. ♦50.00 Californi and return. Send 2 cent stamp for itinerary of special personally conducted tours to California. leaving Chicago August 18th and August 25th. via the Chicago, Union Pacific & North Western Line, account Triennil Conclave Knights Templar at San Francisco. ♦SO round trip from Chicago. Cor respondingly low rates from all points. A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Ills. • Northern Michigan has never been so beautiful as it is this summer. Your vacation is due and when looking over the map for a nice cool place to rest would be pleased to have you decide that some one of the many resorts suit you then ’’look up and talk it over" regarding rates, time of trains, etc. You know the G. R. & I. is the way to get to Northern Michigan real quick. J. Bryson Agent.

If you are in need of coal call and see me as I have just received a fine car of Lehigh Valley Anthracite coal for stove use, Harvey Hart. 19d56 For Sale- -Ashery; well equipped and a money maker. A good investment for some one Enquire of Chas. S. Niblick or French Quinn, at Old Adams County Bank. ts Ten thousand dollars private funds left with us to loan on Decatur real estate,first mortgage. Low rate of interest. Will lu-n in sums of SSO upwards. The Decatur Abtraot and Loan Co. 257dtf Do you enjoy a Cool drink of milk, real geunine delicious, creamy milk, the kind that is refreshing all the way down. Well you can get it at Soheimans palace meat market and its sterialized too. Go in and try it at five cents a quart. Louisvile, Ky. Knights of Pythias Biennial Encampment, August 1629, 1904. One first class fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Tickets on sale Aug. 15th to Aug. 16th. Good returning Aug. 31, 1904. Louisville Ky. $6.28 for round trip acct. Biennial Encampment Knights of Pythias. Aug 13 to 16, returnlimit Aug 31 subject to an extension until Sept. 15. World’s Fair Route To St. Louis via Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad, Clover Leaf route. Low round trip fares from Decatur as follows: $16.00 round trip. Going any day. Return limit December If. $13.35 round trip. Going any day. Return limit 60days from date of sale. $12.00 round trip. Going any dav. Return limit 15 days from date of sale. $7.30 round trip. Good only iu coaches. Going auvTuesdav or Thursday. Seven days’ limit. Commencing May 17. Pullman palace sleeping cars, case and free reclining chair cars and through day coaches on all night trains. Buffet and free reclining chair cars and through day coaches on all through day trains. Meals served ala carte on through trains. See T L. Miller, agent Clover Leaf route a Decatur, or address George H. Roes General Traffic Mgr. Toledo, Ohio.

THE THING TO DO If you are in a hurry to leave this heat and flurry, To find a nice, cool spot on mother earth Just take No. 5, and as sure as you’re alive She will land you in a nice, cool berth at Traverse City, Mich $ 9.74 Petoskey “ 11.12 Bay Niew, “ 11.15 Roaring Brook, “ 11.29 Harbor Springs, “ 11.36 Oden, “ 11.35 Mackinaw City “ 12.18 Tickets sold at above price will be limited to 15 days for return. Season tickets to these pointe good until Oct. 31st. at one and one-third far». J. Bryson. Schurger & Smith Attorneys at Law Abstracts of title made to order. 1 Farm and city property for sale ! Private money to loan at the very j lowest interest, with privilege of partial payments Office in Niblick & Allison Block over Everett A Hite grocery store east of Court street, Decatur, Indiana. Give us a call before you invest elsewhere. WP For sale by HENRY KOENEMAN 1 L_ 21! !J ! Weak Men Mads Vigorous ctmt mnzT What PEFFER'S NERVIGOR Did! It icu powerfully and quickly Cur«« when ill fan lotinc men regsiu lo«t manhood; old ieor*c<»v*r rnutijful vi<or. Absolutely Guaruiterd l<»( urn .Nentoiutuf**, Lout Vitality. imiMtUiiry. Nf-hUy FuHmjou. >»owar, either FaHlnr M«*mnry, Wanting Die* eaern, *rresa/a <md Ward* off insanity and coueampttoo. Dou t .et oruitKint lm|K*e k wurtblna •übr'tut. o. Inn H.nuF'J NKRViiiOK.orMoiltor It Cm b- in »Mt I«w ket. Prebabl, plain wrapper. $1 per boy. or«f»r $B with A Writtan Knar For sale by Blackburn Christen

Railroad Notes. Every Sunday during the continuance of the summer schedule one fare for the round trip to Fort Wayne and intermediate points. Eleven hous in the Summit city on Sunday. Wawassee Like Ini. tickets on sale until September 30. Return limit October 31st 1904. $3.10 for ’ound trip. Rome City Ind. Season tickets good until October 31st $2.30 15 day ticket $1.95. Russia-Japan war altas 10 cents. Three fine colored maps, each 14x20; bound in convenient form for reference. The Estern situation shown in detail, issued by The Chicago & North Western R’y, mailed upon receipt of ten cents in stamps by A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago Ills. Harvest Hand Rates to Minnesota and North Dakota. Every day during August the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell tickets to points in Minnesota and North Dakota at the low rate of sl4 each from Chicago to parties of five or more traveling on one ticket. Special low rates for return trip. For further information apply to J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. $1.25 Chicago and return $1.25 Sunday, July 31st, the Erie R. R. will run a special excursion to Chicago and return 1.25 round trip Special train leaves Decatur at 6:00 a. m., arriving in Chicago at 10:45 a. m. returning the special leaves Chicago at 6:30 p. m. For further information, apply to Erie agents. Niagara Falls excursion, on Wednesday August 17, the Erie R. R. will run their annual excurison to Niagara Falls. $6.50 round trip from Decatur, Ind. Take advantage of the most popular excursion in America and visit one of the seven wonders of the world. For further information, write, C. L. Enos, T. P. A Marion, Ohio. Take the G R. & I.—Pan Handle Vandalia route for World's Fair at St. Louis, Mo. Just as cheap, just as quick and just as comfortable as any other route out of Decatur. Tickets on sale from now to November 30. For rates and information call on or address J; Bryson, Ticket Agent. Decatur, Ind., or C. L. Lockwood, G. P. & T. A. Grand Rapids. Mich. Sum me' outings in Wisconsin Over a hundred summer resorts located on the Wisconsin Central Ry. between Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Ashland, offers to the summer tourists all attractions in the way of rest, comfort and recreation. The hotels are modern and splendidly equipped for the business. Waukesha, Waupaca, Fifield and a score of other resorts are famous. Beautifully illustrated bookJas. C. Pond, Gen. Pass. Agt. Wis. Cent. Ry., Milwaukee, Wis.

$27.50 Hot Springs, S.D . 30.70 Deadwood and Lead and return from Chicago daily, via the Chicago & North Western Ry. Correspondingly low rates from other points. The Black Hills region the great natural sanitarium of the west, is one of the most picturesque spots in the world and well worth a visit. Information and tickets can lie secured from your home agent. Illustrated Black Hills booklet wtth valuable map mailed jon receipt of 4 cent in stamps by W B . Kniskern, Chicago. The Colorado Special—Chicago, Union Pacific A North-Western Lme. This solid through train, only one night to Denver, leaves Chicago at 71)0 p. m., reaching Denver next evening at 9 o’clock. A perfectly appointed train. Another Colorado train leaves Chicago daily at 11 p. m. arriving Denver early the second morning, ovor the only double track railway between Chicago and the Missouri river. Jhe beet of everything. The Chicago-Portland special leaves Chicago daily at 11 p. m. with through sleeping car service to Sau Francisco, Loe Angeles and Portland. Tickets and full information can be secured from your home agent or address A. H. Watrgener, 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago, 111. augls Homeseekers’ excursions via South era railroad in connection with the Qmen & Cresent route to certain pom s in Alabama. Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Kentucky. Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia on the first and third Tuesdays in each month- May to November, 1904 nclusive, at the very low rate of one fare for the round trip, plus J 2 Tickets are good going 15 days, and for stop-overs south of the Ohio River with final limit for return of 21 days from date of sale. On the same dates one way settlers’ tickets will be sold to points in the name territory at onehalf first class rates, plus $2 from Ohio River gateways. For rates, acbedulM and full information call ° t n V ck ’ , ‘ a £ Bn ‘- write J. S. McCullough, N. W. P. A., 225 Dearboru street, Chicago, 111. ’

Weather Forecast. Friday; fair and warmer. MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decat ur merchants for various products, Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow j r - New Corn, mixed i Machine shucked oue cent less. J Oats, new .>• No. 3, White Oats old Wheat, No. 2 Wheat, No. 3 sq Barley < fl Rye No. 2 Clover Seed 5 (J r u txT @ 5 -5 Buckwheat 40 Flax Seed Timothy J yg CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketclosed at 1:11 p m today, according to J. D. Bale's special wire service, as follows: Wheat, July 953 September wheat 891 Wheat, Dec. 881 Corn July Corn, September 491 Corn, December 451 Oats, July 391 Oats, September 33 Oats, Dec. 335 Sept. Pork 12 92 Sept Lard 6 55 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon al 3:00 o’clock bv J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash { 94| July wheat, September wheat; 911 December Wheat Corn cash 53J Corn, July 53 September corn 51J December corn 45| Oats. Cash 42 Oats, July 42 Septembe "* oats 35| Oats December 34 Rye, cash 67 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS Eggs, fresh, per doz { 17 Lard 7 Butter, per pound 10 Potatoes, new 1 40 Onions. * 75 Cabbage per 100 lb 1 50 Apples, per bu 80 Sweet Potatoe, per bu 75 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DE LEB Lambs 4@ 5 0) Hogs, per cwt J 5 CO 525 Cattle per lb _3 @ 3j 4 Calves, per lb 3j @ 4 Cows _2 @ 2| BY J. W. PEACE CO. Chickens, young, per lb 6J.07 Fowls, per lb 6(i'6| Ducks, per lb 6}97 Young Ducks 6(87 Young Turkeys, per lb 12 Geese, old per lb sin 6 Geese,young,per lb 5<?6 HAY 71ARKET. No. 1 timothy hay(baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled) No. 1 clover hay (baled) WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. HALVES A SON. Wool, un washed 18i023 Sheep pelts 25c to 1 (0 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 0 s Tallow, per pound 03} OIL 71ARKET. Tiona f 1.65 Pennsylvania 1.50 Corning 1.30 New Castle 1.37 North Lima 1.10 South Lima 95 Indiana 95 Whitehouse 1.23 Somerset I*4 Neodaaha, (Kan.) 47 Barkersville 1.09 Ragland.,., 68 COAL—Per 100 Anthracite I 6 75 Domestic, nut 3 60 Domestic, lump, Hocking 3 40 Domestic lump, Indiana 3 20 Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 400 HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, | cent lower. Corn, 2 cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 13000 Wheat 85cars Corn 15 cars Oats 99car» Cattle 9000 Sheep 12000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 10000 Wheat 115 cars Corn 152 ears Oats 95 ?srt BOY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. 'Phones—Office, 164; residence 246